Rolling Church rolls with tide

Published
12:00 am CDT, Thursday, August 21, 2014

ALTON — The Rolling Church continues its rolling on the Riverbend with outreach to show the community that people care about its residents.

Mike Logan Ministries, founder of the “Rolling Church,” which is a mobile RV that takes prayer to the people, will visit Oakwood housing development residents and families Saturday to give away personal items such as tissues, toilet paper, paper towels, and candy for children as well as bibles. A hundred residential units in the housing complex will receive the items.

The Rolling Church has incorporated outreach into its ministry since its founding in May, but Saturday’s event comes after a discussion Rev. Mike Logan had with Alton Mayor Brant Walker, Logan said.

Logan noted that Walker approved the outreach his ministry and others would provide Saturday; six other pastors and their churches also are involved with the Rolling Church effort that will take place from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, with the Rolling Church parked in the 800 block of Oakwood Avenue in Alton.

“Our ministries don’t want looting to overflow to Alton from Ferguson-Florissant and we need to show love to our community by reaching out to people,” Logan said to the Telegraph in reference to the aftermath of violence and looting in North St. Louis County neighborhoods after a Ferguson, Mo. police officer fatally shot 18-year-old, unarmed county resident Michael Brown.

“The people of Ferguson-Florissant are not bad. There’s influence from other cities, such as Detroit, New York and L.A., et cetera, provoking irritation and we need to promote peace. We need peace,” Logan said.

Other pastors and churches involved are: from Madison County, Rev. Gregory Denton of Bread of Life Fellowship in Alton; Rev. Matthew Prince of Beltline Christian Center in Alton; Rev. David A. Goins of Morning Star Missionary Baptist in Alton; Rev. Bill Woodruff of Bethalto Church of God in Bethalto; Rev. Brian Crippen of Word of Life Tabernacle in Granite City; and from Jersey County, Rev. R.I. Schultz of Fieldon Baptist Church in Fieldon.

“We will give residents and the community an invitation of salvation and an opportunity to select a church of their choice to those who do not know Jesus, the Lord,” Logan said. “The key to is to get in church and keep your focus on Jesus.”

A followup Rolling Church visit following Saturday’s outreach effort will take place from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, Sept. 20, at the same location in the Oakwood housing development.

Logan said the Rolling Church also will visit Alton Acres, another housing development, at a later date, which is currently being determined.

Also, Mike Logan Ministries presents “The Anchor Holds” at 5 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 30, at Bethalto Church of God at 800 E. Bethalto Drive in Bethalto, for a program of praise and worship and preaching of the word of the Lord.

“If you are going through a storm right now or need encouragement, you won’t want to miss this special evening service,” Logan said.

Visit Mike Logan on Facebook or call 618-467-0095 for more information.